In honor of their father, the late Congressman Thomas Ludlow Ashley, Meredith and Mark Ashley created the Thomas Ludlow Ashley Endowed Scholarship at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. The scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis and selected by a committee of faculty and staff of the School. […]
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Robinson and Vedlitz Win APSA Kaufman Award
Scott Robinson, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the Bush School’s Executive Associate Dean Arnold Vedlitz have been awarded the 2014 Herbert Kaufman Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Administration Section. Vedlitz and Robinson were honored for their paper entitled “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the […]
ISTPP Director Vedlitz and Senior ISTPP Research Fellow Robinson Share Herbert Kaufman Award
Scott Robinson, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the Bush School’s Executive Associate Dean Arnold Vedlitz have been awarded the 2014 Herbert Kaufman Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Administration Section. Vedlitz and Robinson were honored for their paper entitled “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the […]
Bush School Alum Featured in CNN Film about President George H.W. Bush
Bush School graduate Sarah Jackson is one of 41 family members, friends and associates of the 41st president featured in the new documentary “41ON41” which premieres worldwide on CNN on June 15th at 8 p.m., central time, with an encore performance at 10 p.m. Three days prior to the Father’s Day evening broadcast, on June […]
Bush School ISTPP Researchers Published in Review of Policy Research
ISTPP Director Vedlitz, along with ISTPP Fellows Douglas Oxley and Sammy Zahran, and co-authors Jeremy Brooks and Charles Lindsey, have published their article, “Abnormal Daily Temperature and Concern about Climate Change Across the United States,” in Review of Policy Research. In this study, the researchers sought to examine the relationship of environmental conditions on attitudes toward […]
ISTPP Researchers Published in Policy Studies Journal
ISTPP Director Vedlitz, along with ISTPP Fellows B. Dan Woods and Douglas Oxley, have published their article, “The Effect of Persuasive Messages on Policy Problem Recognition,” in Policy Studies Journal. In this manuscript, the authors extend current theories about how individual behavior leads to policy recognition through an embedded experiment in a national survey. Specifically, they […]
Bush School Graduate Certificates Presented
On May 8, graduate certificates were awarded to Bush School students who completed a certificate program. The ceremony was held in the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library’s Orientation Theater. Some 115 students earned certificates during the summer and fall of 2013 and the spring of 2014 semesters. While some studied on campus, others were […]
Bush School Hosts Sixth Annual Successful Nonprofit Forum
Once again, the Bush School’s Nonprofit Management Forum has garnered praise from participating staff, board members, volunteers, and students. This year’s event on April 4 at the Annenberg Conference Center brought together academic researchers, consultants, industry professionals, and aspiring leaders in a program geared toward improving the effectiveness of nonprofits. Dr. Will Brown, director of […]
Writing Portfolio, Leadership Certificates Awarded
The end of the spring semester saw Bush School students recognized for their extra efforts in leadership and writing development. On April 22, Dean Crocker, along with Professors Joe Cerami, Larry Napper, and Bill West; lecturer Sally Dee Wade; and leadership and writing portfolio program assistants, Holly Kasperbauer and Kara Socol, presented awards for the […]
Bush Students Honor President Bush With Make-A-Wish
Thanks to some caring and energetic Bush School students, a young man with a brain tumor will be able to visit Rome and learn more about his faith—the wish he submitted to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. Jonathan was diagnosed with a malignant neoplasm […]
